Tsuyoshi Nakano
Biographic Data
| ID | 4581137 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tsuyoshi Nakano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tsuyoshi |
| FAMILY NAME | Nakano |
| SIGNATURE | NAKANO T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Soka University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Shintoism
Shinto literally means the way to worship gods and is generally considered as the indigenous Japanese religion that was developed before Buddhism was introduced into ancient Japan in the sixth century. The term was coined by the combination of two words from Chinese – shin , originally from the Chinese character for “divine beings” or gods ( shen ) and to , originally from “way” ( tao ). The rivalry with Buddhism was influential in the developmen…
S oka G akkai and K omeito
Among the many features in the rapid development of new religions in Japan after World War II, a remarkable one is that, from an early stage, those religions have had a strong concern with politics, and they have acquired and exercised a significant influence on the political scene. Soka Gakkai, which established a political party called Komeito, is a representative religious body in this scene. This politically active religion is based on the Ma…
S hintoism
Shinto, which literally means “the way of the gods,” is generally considered to be an indigenous Japanese religion that developed before Buddhism was introduced in the sixth century. But Shintoism as a religious–cultural system was formed when Nihon shoki ( Chronicles of Japan ) was compiled in the eighth century in order to consciously designate traditional forms of worship of the emperor, which were inherited from the ancestors, to those relate…
Shintoism
Although there is no widely accepted definition of Shintoism even among Japanese scholars, the term could be defined tentatively as a Japanese traditional religious system based on so‐called “Shinto.” Shinto is generally believed to be indigenous to Japan. The term was coined by the combination of two words from Chinese – shin , originally from the Chinese character for “divine beings” or “gods” ( shen ), and to , originally from “way” ( tao ). T…
In memoriam: Bryan Ronald Wilson
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In memoriam: Bryan Ronald Wilson
Shintoism
Although there is no widely accepted definition of Shintoism even among Japanese scholars, the term could be defined tentatively as a Japanese traditional religious system based on so‐called “Shinto.” Shinto is generally believed to be indigenous to Japan. The term was coined by the combination of two words from Chinese – shin , originally from the Chinese character for “divine beings” or “gods” ( shen ), and to , originally from “way” ( tao ). T…
S oka G akkai and K omeito
Among the many features in the rapid development of new religions in Japan after World War II, a remarkable one is that, from an early stage, those religions have had a strong concern with politics, and they have acquired and exercised a significant influence on the political scene. Soka Gakkai, which established a political party called Komeito, is a representative religious body in this scene. This politically active religion is based on the Ma…
S hintoism
Shinto, which literally means “the way of the gods,” is generally considered to be an indigenous Japanese religion that developed before Buddhism was introduced in the sixth century. But Shintoism as a religious–cultural system was formed when Nihon shoki ( Chronicles of Japan ) was compiled in the eighth century in order to consciously designate traditional forms of worship of the emperor, which were inherited from the ancestors, to those relate…
Shintoism
Shinto literally means the way to worship gods and is generally considered as the indigenous Japanese religion that was developed before Buddhism was introduced into ancient Japan in the sixth century. The term was coined by the combination of two words from Chinese – shin , originally from the Chinese character for “divine beings” or gods ( shen ) and to , originally from “way” ( tao ). The rivalry with Buddhism was influential in the developmen…
Philosophy (5 works) · Buddhism (4 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (4 works) · History (4 works) · Japanese History and Culture (4 works) · Theology (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works)